What is the Greatest Common Factor of 24324 and 24338?

Greatest common factor (GCF) of 24324 and 24338 is 2.

GCF(24324,24338) = 2

We will now calculate the prime factors of 24324 and 24338, than find the greatest common factor (greatest common divisor (gcd)) of the numbers by matching the biggest common factor of 24324 and 24338.

How to find the GCF of 24324 and 24338?

We will first find the prime factorization of 24324 and 24338. After we will calculate the factors of 24324 and 24338 and find the biggest common factor number .

Step-1: Prime Factorization of 24324

Prime factors of 24324 are 2, 3, 2027. Prime factorization of 24324 in exponential form is:

24324 = 2² × 3¹ × 2027¹

Step-2: Prime Factorization of 24338

Prime factors of 24338 are 2, 43, 283. Prime factorization of 24338 in exponential form is:

24338 = 2¹ × 43¹ × 283¹

Step-3: Factors of 24324

List of positive integer factors of 24324 that divides 24324 without a remainder.

1, 2, 3, 4, 6, 12, 2027, 4054, 6081, 8108, 12162

Step-4: Factors of 24338

List of positive integer factors of 24338 that divides 24324 without a remainder.

1, 2, 43, 86, 283, 566, 12169

Final Step: Biggest Common Factor Number

We found the factors and prime factorization of 24324 and 24338. The biggest common factor number is the GCF number.
So the greatest common factor 24324 and 24338 is 2.

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